High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16843
CVE-2018-16843
Description
nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive memory consumption. This issue affects nginx compiled with the ngx_http_v2_module (not compiled by default) if the 'http2' option of the 'listen' directive is used in a configuration file.
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Affected products
7- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/nginx&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/nginx&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/nginx&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/nginx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/nginx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/nginx&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012
< 1.14.2-16.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14.2-16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14.2-lp151.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.21.3-1.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14.2-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14.2-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14.2-16.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00035.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2018/000220.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/36nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105868nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042038nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3653nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3680nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3681nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT212818nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3812-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4335nvdThird Party Advisory
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